The double doors of the court room open as a group of men and women enter, dressed in their Calvin Klein neck ties and form-fitting pencil skirts. No music beats syncopate the sounds of their footsteps as they make their way toward the stand. Judge Mills does not have his gavel at hand waiting to preside over the legal woes of biter exes. This isn't an episode of "The People's Court." Welcome to the National Championship Tournament for the most talented mock trial teams worldwide.
Have you ever stared at the stars and saw a UFO whiz by? Caught a glimpse of a phantom out of the corner of your eye? Eaten at Veggie Grill to "cleanse" your system? Well, you're kidding yourself.
THE PROPHECY: Next weekend's series versus UC Santa Barbara marks the final three games of the Anteaters' regular season before they play some serious "must-win" ball games.
State Awards UC Irvine $27.2 Million to Build New Stem Cell Facility; Fertility Scandal Lawsuits Against UCI Reincarnate; School of Medicine Welcomes New Assistant Dean; Dean Appointed in School of Engineering; Reports of Identity Theft Continue to Rise.
Adriana Costa stands in a girl's bathroom in the Arroyo Vista Housing complex. She slowly empties the trashcan filled with paper scraps, cotton balls, dental floss, Q-tips and used tissues.
Although we are now in the 21st century, gender inequality still exists in universities, in a subtler manner. A report by the National Center for Education Statistics states, "Women now represent more of the U.S. undergraduate population than men." This means that women have become the majority group in undergraduate programs across the United States. However, how equally proportioned are females in higher education?
